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Originally Posted by doba_s
I am not a big fan of the big cites ... and i hate traffic big time ... seems like Dallas is not for me ... I think we are going to check out Austin and Huston ... How is the real estate in those cites right now ? Is it pretty stable or falling down ?
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honestly, texas is just about the farthest away from recession of any state. (number 1 state to do business in, too!) the real estate market is much better here than i've seen elsewhere. a lot of this is due to the lower cost of living...you can get a gigantic new house in texas for the price of a 2 bedroom condo in any california city. this is not to say that everything is perfect in the real estate market, but you won't find whole entire subdivisions of foreclosures like i've seen elsewhere. property values are on the decline because of the sheer lack of qualified buyers, but that is advantageous to the buyer naturally. it's why i'm buying my first home right now
one thing about austin traffic...too many people, not enough highways. horrendous traffic. austin used to be a smaller city that has experienced a population boom in the past decade. the people kept coming and the infrastructure was never upgraded to handle the influx of people. (although they are doing a lot of road construction now to upgrade these roads. they just opened a new tollway that will help alleviate i-35 congestion.) nevertheless, it's your decision. austin is a beautiful city.
and why houston? there are millions of reasons not to move to houston, but only maybe a couple reasons why you should.
no offense to houstonians or anything...i did my time in houston.
i'd be happy to answer any other texas related questions, i've lived all over this state my entire life! i love texas and couldn't imagine living anywhere else, besides maybe on a sandy beach somewhere! there really is everything in texas...we've got beaches, lakes, beautiful hill country, recreation galore, large booming cities, strong economy and job market, cheap gas, top notch shopping and entertainment, and oil
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Originally Posted by ///Mantis
i'd live somewhere as far away from texans as possible  |
